I got everything together I need to rebuild the clutch in my 1000. My brother had the tractor for a few years and it came back in sorry shape. He is a threat to all things mechanical. The throwout bearing locked up and he didn't let that stop him. I cringe when I think what it must have sounded like every time he put the clutch in.
I did a band-aid repair a couple of years ago to get it going so I could use it around the house. I put used parts in it to get my by. Now it's time to do it right. Upon disassembly and inspection I found the following damaged:
- Driveshaft was worn and had steps in it that prevented the T/O bearing from going forward fully
- Clutch lever was worn bad
- Hanger bracket holes were oblong
- Hanger pin was severely worn
- Clutch disc was delaminating
I bought the following new parts:
- Driveshaft
- T/O Bearing
- Hanger bracket
- Hanger pin
- 3/8" sproil pins
- 1/4" sproil pins
- Teaser spring
- Teaser spring cup
- T/O Bearing
- Lubricating bushing
- Pair of spherical bushings
- Rag joint
Yesterday I did some machining and prep work. The clutch goes in today
First, I pulled the old 3/8" pins out of the clutch driver and pressed in new ones.
A friend loaned me a slide hammer he made from vice grips. It was exactly what I needed to pull the pins. QL drive plates have blind holes because the flex plate is solid and riveted to the back.
I visited another friend that has a lathe to work on the pressure plates. The PP with the slot in it had a worn slot so I went with an old one I picked up years ago. It was pitted and had lines cut in it. I cleaned it up on the lathe:
Starting out:
Getting closer:
That's more like it:
Despite what it looked like when I started it cleaned up well.
I took the steering column out and cleaned up the steering adjustment screw:
That pin is hard! I dulled the tool on the lathe before I figured that out. I finished it by spinning the screw in the lathe and using an angle grinder. It worked great.
Today the clutch gets assembled and goes in the tractor.